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The Sorcerer’s Cypher — A Harry Potter Party Rap
Watch the Harry Potter-inspired party rap the world needs right now. All the wizards in the house, throw your wands in the air!
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R.I.P. Juicero, 2016-2017
With apologies to Percy Bysshe Shelley.
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Never Watch the Pilot
They’re usually bad, and you won’t miss much.
Game of Thrones Unlocked: Season 7, Episode 7, “The Dragon and the Wolf”
When the cold winds blow, the lone Game of Thrones recapper dies, but the pack survives.
Everything New is Old Again
Why the explosion of media revivals signals a deep sickness in the west’s cultural psyche
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Game of Thrones Unlocked: Season 7 Episode 6, “Beyond the Wall”
In the latest episode, those who do not remember the past are condemned to wonder if it’s worth repeating.
Super Timely Post on Beauty and the Beast
If the classic tale was really about beauty, it would have been totally different. Here’s why.
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Game of Thrones Unlocked: Season 7 Episode 5, “Eastwatch”
Players in the Game of Thrones have started to realize that it’s possible to win AND die. So maybe it’s best not to go it alone.
Thinking Small About Alternate History
Are optimistic alternate histories blasphemy? And why do alternate histories have to be about world changing events, instead of say, condiment choices?
How Dunkirk’s Shifting Timeframes Capture Our Hearts and Minds
The shifting timelines in Dunkirk make it the most intense war movie in decades — but they also have a philosophical point to make.
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I would even add that maybe it is this phenomenon of pain where it warps our perception that makes scenes like… more
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Yeah, I think what I’m trying to say is that the sensation of pain when it is fairly brief or minor and the experience… more
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So if stories are either good at being stories, or good at depicting pain, where do you put the following:
• Die… more
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“It’s perhaps better to learn how to use myself usefully.”
Have you considered writing a self-help book?
This… more
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I’m going to quote the Ashton Kutcher / Kevin Costner movie, The Guardian (2006), which I love for some reason.
Ben… more
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First off, thanks for the shout-out! We’re all OK down here, though parts of my area got hit pretty hard.
Relatedly,… more
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Without the second half of the story this becomes a story about children being forced to overcome trauma.
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You’re right. I was getting ahead of myself. I am still thinking about the book and mini-series instead of focusing… more
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So Waldo is actually Odlaw backwards, rather than the other way round? That’s neat, Odlaw is a great name.
Assuming… more
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Haven’t seen either It movie or read the book, but I found Belinkie’s theme of outside being for children and inside… more
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